Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 890 - 379: The Law Snake Swallows the Elephant

While Ning Qi uttered those words, the Saint Ancestor abruptly realized he had been ensnared by an illusion assault.

But he had never imagined falling prey to such a ploy.

The Saint Ancestor’s doppelganger gazed at the Central Domain World ahead, continents crumbling and space collapsing, as Ning Qi demolished the illusion realm directly in his sight.

Now that the Saint Ancestor was aware, sustaining the illusion held no further value.

Against a mighty adversary like the Saint Ancestor, Ning Qi opted to retreat at the height of his success.

The Saint Ancestor’s doppelganger blinked, suddenly back inside the Peach Blossom Spring Space meant to confine Ning Qi.

Before him stood Ning Qi, watching with a sly grin.

Confining a Realm Ancestor’s doppelganger in an illusion space stood as a remarkable feat for Ning Qi.

This at least showed Ancestors weren’t utterly invincible or able to predict all outcomes!

The Saint Ancestor’s face shifted faintly, as he saw Ning Qi unshackled by his Hundred Character Heaven Tablet and completely unharmed.

He inspected himself next and noted the Hundred Characters’ shadows still guarding him.

The Saint Ancestor inquired, "How long have I been trapped?"

This concern dominated his thoughts, and with Ning Qi still confined in the Peach Blossom Spring Space, a measure of relief washed over him.

He dreaded that during his entrapment, Ning Qi might have slipped away from the Peach Blossom Spring Space to join the outer fray, a catastrophe for Vast Realm cultivators!

"Can’t you replay it yourself?" Ning Qi shot back.

Ning Qi grasped exactly what worried the Saint Ancestor.

He quickly followed up, "Rest assured, I haven’t left this space. The battle outside is their concern, fighting with you is all I need!"

These words softened the Saint Ancestor’s expression somewhat.

At minimum, Ning Qi couldn’t assault Vast Realm cultivators while under his control.

The Saint Ancestor’s doppelganger went silent, his Divine Eyes gleaming as he rapidly probed the cause of his capture in Ning Qi’s illusion space.

He had clearly pinned Ning Qi with the Hundred Character Heaven Tablet, so how did he end up trapped by Ning Qi?

Figuring this out mattered greatly, signaling yet another stunning move from Ning Qi.

The Saint Ancestor’s thoughts swiftly revisited the duel with Ning Qi, scrutinizing countless details.

He slowed the scene repeatedly in his mind, eventually spotting a hint of suspicion.

In that prior clash with Ning Qi, the exchange between Hundred Character Divine Techniques and Sword Pill went smoothly; trouble started when he actively struck at Ning Qi.

Reviewing that segment again and again, the Saint Ancestor saw that as he deployed the Heaven Tablet assault, Ning Qi’s Sword Pills surged forth like an overwhelming tide.

But he had merged the Hundred Characters into the Heaven Tablet, swatting the Sword Pills aside like toys.

The display looked like proof of his dominance, but deeper review revealed a smile flickering on Ning Qi’s lips.

A triumphant smirk of a scheme bearing fruit!

The Saint Ancestor probed his memories further for the key flaw, yet beyond that suspicious smile, no other clues emerged.

This complete bafflement stunned him, for his wisdom and might should detect every subtlety.

"Where exactly does the problem lie?" he murmured.

Facing the Saint Ancestor’s doppelganger, Ning Qi narrowed his eyes slightly.

He held back from attacking during the Saint Ancestor’s entrapment or contemplation, since Ning Qi conducted his own experiment.

He needed to see if the Saint Ancestor could decode his trick and expose the reality—a critical insight for him.

If the foe failed, it carried huge weight, be it against the Saint Ancestor’s true body or future clashes defying the Mountain and Sea Realm to fight Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor.

Ning Qi had unleashed a technique comprehended amid Heavenly Tribulation, triggered by the Saint Ancestor’s unprovoked strike.

This move, Reverse Space, built on spatial divine techniques, held true form while weaving in perception-befuddling elements with illusory fakes, merging real and false.

Ning Qi trusted it could fully ensnare or confuse average cultivators, but against the Saint Ancestor’s caliber, doubt remained; he yearned to test its limits.

Upon gaining Vast Realm Power, Ning Qi began plotting to overthrow the Saint Ancestor and Vast Realm’s will.

For that, he gave Vast Realm Power to True Martial Realm’s Realm Lord for analysis, tirelessly dissecting its origins—efforts rooted in plans sown ages past.

Right as the Saint Ancestor blasted his Sword Pill away, Ning Qi, following his no-waste principle, unleashed the Reverse Space divine technique via Sword Pill divine methods empowered by diverse powers of rules.

In that instant, he infused the Vast Realm’s Power of Rules into the mix.

Having endured the Heavenly Tribulation, such a task held no challenge for him anymore.

Ning Qi promptly created a space inside a space within the Saint Ancestor’s doppelganger’s Peach Blossom Spring Space.

At the same time, Ning Qi activated the Primordial Spirit Embryo Technique to form a Primordial Spirit Doppelganger, conjuring the false scene of his own restraint under the Saint Ancestor’s Heaven Tablet.

His true body lingered nearby, poised for the following action.

The Saint Ancestor’s doppelganger fell for it completely, truly believing he had pinned down Ning Qi.

Soon after, the Saint Ancestor’s doppelganger unsealed the Peach Blossom Spring Space’s exit, ignorant of Ning Qi’s creation of a real inner space, where he had cleverly rigged a reversal trap.